CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to become a Benedictine monk and flee this fleeting phenomenal existence.

PHILOSOPHY

To think of one's goals in life as a kind of philosophy is a gross bastardization of the concept of philosophy. That said, I will try to respond as best I can to the specific questions asked of me in this section, namely, (i) why do you live your life? (ii) feelings? (iii) thoughts?

(i) At the most basic level, I live my life because, as a human being, I have a biological predisposition to self-preservation.
(ii) I have feelings, yes.
(iii) I have thoughts, yes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by gracing others with my presence, regaling them with timeless philosophical truths, presenting them with juicy cans of mandarin oranges, challenging them in a game of backgammon, and conversing with them as if they were sophisticated men of affairs of the Scottish Enlightenment.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfing Inexperience: I only recently learned of the existence of this fabulous phenomenon known around the globe as couchsurfing. My cousin's boyfriend informed me of it during a family reunion. I will be traveling to England for study abroad purposes this coming August, and I plan to do some traveling around the continent during my 8 or so consecutive months in Europe. Some countries of interest include: Spain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy.

Interests

In no particular order (or so I tell you ...):

Philosophy
Reading
Coffee
Traveling
Foreign films
Theater
Watching (many) and playing (some) sports
Good conversation
Biking
Fruit Gushers
Oldies music
John Kerry

• theater
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• sports
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Inter alia, David Hume's 'A Treatise of Human Nature,' 'An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding,' and 'Dialogues concerning Natural Religion.'

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States